FILE PHOTO: Supporters of El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, who is running for reelection, gather at the Gerardo Barrios Plaza during the presidential and parliamentary elections in San Salvador, El Salvador, in this handout picture made available on February 4, 2024. El Salvador Presidency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Opposition parties in El Salvador on Monday asked the country's election authority to void the results of congressional elections that took place in early February and re-do the vote after a hand count of ballots revealed several irregularities.
On Sunday, Feb. 4, President Nayib Bukele handily won a second term despite a constitutional ban on immediate re-election, when Salvadorans cast their ballots for president and Congress.
